Sun, 11 Apr 2010, 03:38 PM Super Stock Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5149 Phil Unruh                                 Bye
E4   ****WINNER**** -0.027  9.558 126.60     
      SS/DA  Dial: 9.50 (+/-):  0.058     
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Silveus   ) 0.017  9.489  0.019   
E2    (J W Hames   ) 0.075  9.461  0.051   
E1    (T Emmons    ) 0.052  9.549  0.169   
 Qualified:            #16  9.286 -0.914                     Bye

2:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 30.14 inches, adjusted altitude 1,664 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 John Covington                         45 Jerry Emmons                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.049  9.791 130.53                     0.024  9.826 131.70
      GT/EA  Dial: 9.80 (+/-): -0.009           GT/DA  Dial: 9.85 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E3    (H Gary      ) 0.007  9.711 -0.939      (J Teuton    ) 0.036  9.817  0.007
E2                   0.013 10.225  0.245      (L Stewart   ) 0.006  9.807  0.007
E1    (P Candies   ) 0.094  9.812  0.012      (L Wofford   ) 0.037  9.833  0.043
 Qualified:             #2  9.624 -1.026                       #32  9.724 -0.776

John Covington wins on a double-breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4457 Jonathan Womack                        43 Slate Cummings               
E4                   0.005  8.835 151.65     ****WINNER****  0.002  8.947 147.94
      SS/BS  Dial: 8.84 (+/-): -0.005           SS/CM  Dial: 8.93 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Cowell    ) 0.049  8.841  0.041      (J Hale      ) 0.024 10.664  1.734
E2    (S Bonnecarre) 0.087  8.816  0.006      (A Wade      ) 0.009  8.956  0.026
E1    (J Clegg     ) 0.038  8.817  0.097      (B Dennis    ) 0.028  8.951  0.041
 Qualified:            #11  8.706 -0.944                       #40  8.943 -0.557

Great lights in both lanes and Slate Cummings wins on a breakout. Slate Cummings' package: 0.019. He races Covington in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4120 Chris Chaney                          411 Byron Latino                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.000  9.691 135.54                     0.018  8.793 145.36
      GT/DA  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.031           SS/BS  Dial: 8.77 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Bertozzi  ) 0.028  9.645 -0.005      (J Jenkins   ) -0.022 10.865  2.095
E2    (J Caro      ) 0.011  9.673  0.023      (D Fletcher  ) 0.036  8.789  0.019
E1    (D Latino    ) 0.024  9.745  0.085      (K Ratliff   ) 0.041  8.809 -0.041
 Qualified:            #21  9.637 -0.863                       #12  8.707 -0.943

Chaney had the best light of the round, a triple-oh. Chris Chaney's MOV: 0.0101 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He races Unruh in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink